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Zombie
Powerful funky rum and delicate cinnamon spice, partially tamed by rich fruit and sweetened clove. Arriving at a definitive Zombie is not straightforward...
C Ximenes
16th April at 00:27
This isn't close to any of the various spec from the original sources. The rum ratios and styles are off, pink grapefruit wasn't used and the punch version, closest to what is listed here, doesn't have pineapple and has cinnamon syrup. Sippin' Safari has all 3 cannon recipes and the story around them.
16th April at 11:23
I’m not trying to recreate any of the various original specs that morphed over decades; instead, I’ve created my version, combining elements from each. This is a cocktail I’ve made numerous times at the request of guests at our bar over recent months, but I’ve not experimented with my recipe for some time. Your comment led me to do this and add cinnamon syrup and passion fruit syrup, as well as readdressing the rums and their proportions.
19th May at 21:27
I've roasted my own coffee for 30+years and procure very nice home equipment for all coffee types. Coffee snobs are pervasive & annoying.
Obviously, liquor & cocktail snobs are just as pervasive & snarky. I'm sipping your exact cocktail recipe above & loving it. It is not cloyingly sweet, as many/most bar recipes that have given "tiki" a bad name.
Kudos to your research, testing & development... & to your nod to past masters & innovators, Simon!
Obviously, liquor & cocktail snobs are just as pervasive & snarky. I'm sipping your exact cocktail recipe above & loving it. It is not cloyingly sweet, as many/most bar recipes that have given "tiki" a bad name.
Kudos to your research, testing & development... & to your nod to past masters & innovators, Simon!